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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on November 20, 2013 at 23:45

Same thing here. My mom made the greatest Chili that I've ever eaten! She had the recipe in her head and no one thought to ever ask for it. The same for a lot of what she cooked. She'd go into the kitchen, throw stuff in a pot, cook it, and it would be the best food we'd ever eat! 

My wife makes really good Chili. She always tries to remember watching my mom making it. I'll have to ask her if she actually has a recipe! LOL!

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on December 9, 2013 at 19:49

ooooo, I need to write mine down!

Permalink Reply by Sue OldsWidow on December 9, 2013 at 20:02

Mine is what we call "School Chili"

1 lb of hamburger

1 large onion chopped

1 bottle catsup

a dash of cayenne pepper

1/2 tsp of chili powder

3 tablespoons of grape jelly

3 cans of kidney beans

in your pot, cook onions till glassy looking, add hamburger and brown the meat

add beans, catsup,when comes to boil..add chili powder/cayenne/grape jelly...

turn heat down to medium and cook about 15min...turn to low and your ready to eat...

grab the oyster crackers and enjoy !

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on December 9, 2013 at 20:24

Sounds like a great recipe,Sue. The grape jelly has me stumped, however.I have seen chocolate in chili recipes, but never jelly of any type, especially grape?? What does the grape jelly do for the chili??  Puzzled but intrigued --

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on December 9, 2013 at 20:42

Jan Carter said:

ooooo, I need to write mine down!

Please do,Jan !! I am seriosly interested in great chili recipes, and am thrilled that there is now some interest in the topic !!

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on December 27, 2013 at 6:51

If it ever gets cold enough here I am making Chili, I will write down the recipe

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on December 27, 2013 at 18:14

Jan Carter said:

If it ever gets cold enough here I am making Chili, I will write down the recipe

I don't want to wish any bad weather on you, Jan, but  I lived in Clearwater for a year or two.It doesn't get that cold, very often. I however, live in the frozen tundra of Illinois now and I need  my chili fix !! LOL

Permalink Reply by Sue OldsWidow on December 29, 2013 at 13:50

wondering if John tried that School Chili ?

In the summer when tomato's are abundant, I do dice up a couple and let them cook in with the chili too...

Sue OldsWidow said:

Mine is what we call "School Chili"

1 lb of hamburger

1 large onion chopped

1 bottle catsup

a dash of cayenne pepper

1/2 tsp of chili powder

3 tablespoons of grape jelly

3 cans of kidney beans

in your pot, cook onions till glassy looking, add hamburger and brown the meat

add beans, catsup,when comes to boil..add chili powder/cayenne/grape jelly...

turn heat down to medium and cook about 15min...turn to low and your ready to eat...

grab the oyster crackers and enjoy !

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on December 29, 2013 at 22:23

Haven't had the chance yet,Sue, but I fully intend to at my first opportunity.I'm a retail manager with extended store hours for the holidays. Add to that, one of the other managers at my store managed to get himself fired 2 days before you posted the recipe. In short, I haven't had much free time to even think about cooking anything that I couldn't nuke in a microwave !! Hopefully, things will get back to semi-normal at work soon and I can make up a pot !!  I'm really looking forward to trying it!!

 

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on December 30, 2013 at 19:34

Friday night...Down to 42 degrees.  Making chili on Friday!

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on February 19, 2014 at 21:20

Linda came up with this. 

Not really a "Chili", guess that's why she calls it...

HOT CHILLI BEAN SOUP

2 LBS EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF (96/4)

3 CANS HOT CHILLI BEANS (16 OZ CANS)

1 CAN PINTO BEANS, DRAINED (16 OZ CAN)

1 -28 OZ CAN TOMATO SAUCE

1 JAR MEDIUM HOT SALSA (24 OZ)

2 LARGE CANS PETITE DICED TOMATOES (28 OZ CANS)

BROWN GROUND BEEF AND DRAIN. ADD ALL INGREDIENTSTOGETHER IN A LARGE POT AND MIX TOGETHER. BRING TO A BOIL AND SIMMER AT LEAST 30 MINS. SERVE HOT.

SERVE WITH GRATED  CHEESE,  SOUR CREAM, CHOPPED ONIONS AND TASTADA CHIPS.